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Education:
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1997-98
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Tufts
University Museum Graduate
School, Boston, USA
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1996
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Banff Center
for the Arts, Banff Alberta
Canada
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1995
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Emily Carr
Institute of Art and Design
Vancouver B.C. Canada
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1987-88
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Unversity of
Ehaw Seoul Korea Bachelor of
Fiber Arts
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1982-87
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Graduated from
Kuk Je Design & Art School
Seoul Korea
Diploma of Fine Art
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Solo
Exhibitions:
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2003
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Existence, Art
Beatus, Vancouver,
Canada
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1998
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Queen Elizabeth
theatre, Vancouver, Canada
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1997
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UBC Asian
Center, Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Community Arts Council, Vancouver, Canada
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1996
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The Banff
Center for the Arts
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1992-94
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The Seoul
Gallery Annual Exhibition
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Selected
Group Exhibitions:
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2003
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San Francisco Art Exposition, San Francisco , USA
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| 2002 |
Basel Art
Exposition, Besel, Switzerland
New York: Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 106th Annual Exhibition, USA
Art Chicago, Chicago, USA
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| 2001 |
Basel Art
Exposition, Besel, Switzerland
Art Chicago, Chicago, USA
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| 2000 |
Trudy Labell
Fine Arts, Florida, USA
Chicago Art Open, Chicago, USA
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| 1999 |
Robert Thomas
Gallery, Florida, 1998
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| 1998 |
B.A.I. Gallery,
New York, USA
International N.Y. Art Fair, New York, USA
Canadian National Craft Museum, Vancouver, Canada
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| 1997 |
International
Art Fair, Vancouver, Canada
APEC, Nations Internation Conference, Vancouver, Canada
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| 1997-99 |
National Paper
Making Exhibition, Travelling throughout Canada
Asia Pacific Visual Artists show, Vancouver, Canada
Art beatus Gallery "Pulp Matters", Vancouver, Canada
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| 1996 |
14th Annual
B.C.
Provincal Images and Objects, Vancouver, Canada
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| 1994 |
National
Contermporary Museum, Seoul, Korea
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| 1994 |
National Art
Gallery, Seoul, Korea
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| 1988-94 |
Chun In Art
Gallery, Seaul, Korea
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Commissions/Collections:
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World Bank Art Collection, Washington DC, USA
Delta Internation Convention Center Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
Banff Center For the Arts, Alberta , Canada
Dongil Hospital Pu Chan, Korea
Kuk Je Nikon Coperation Seoul, Koea
Jan Min Trade Coperation Seoul., Korea.
Bo Goon Coperation Head quaters, Seoul, Korea
Sam Sung Coperation Seoul, Korea
Pu Chan Regiional Hospital PU Chan, Korea
Hak Chun Coperate Headquaters Chaungu, Kkorea
A-Ju Faberic Coperation Seoul , Korea
Seoul Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Hu Gu Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Kyoung-Yee Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Awards:
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1996
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BC Provincial Finalist Images and Objects Juried Exhibiton,
Vancouver, Canada
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1994
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National Contemporary Artists', Korea, Seoul
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1991
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National Modern Art Award of Distinction, Korea, Seoul
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1990
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Gum Rig Paper Making Award, Korea
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Artist Statement:
Hye Sun has
been working professionally as a
prolific Mixed Media Artist, since 1988. During the last several
years, she has combined her love of fiber art with mixed media
on hand made paper. Her work is innovative, challenging and
imaginative. She uses shapes, patterns, color, texture, in all manner
of size and relationships, experimenting with the myriad of
possibilities within the medium of hand-made paper.
Her
work is highly textured and tactile. She begins by literally
making her canvas with traditional Korean mulberry paper. She
uses a wide range of natural fibers, including hemp, abaca and
cotton linter. She then dyes the paper pulp with various pastel
shades to create her pallet of soft inviting colors.
She builds her canvas using innovative casting, pulp painting,
printing, embroidery, and embossing methods. She then uses airbrush and
various other painting techniques to convey strong meditative
and hypnotic impressions for the viewer.
The
profoundness of her work is its ability to draw in the viewer.
One's first impression is that the work is comfortable and
pleasing to look at. Upon further exploration, the viewer is
brought deeper into the work and themselves, even if they do not
understand the artist's original intent. Hye Sun uses a variety
of Eastern and Western signs, symbols and found objects to express her
personal commitment and boundless energy in integrating the two
cultures that she lives in. The work draws from ancient Korean
characters and the principles of yin and yang, focusing on the
use of contrast and juxtaposition to illustrate the connection
between all things and their inter-relationship.
The
artist often strategically places small Buddha statues in her
work. At times, Buddha is facing inward. Buddha has turned away
from the world, while at the same time is present to absorb our
pain and suffering and give a message to wake-up, pay attention
and live in a more harmonious manner. People often find hidden
messages that personally connect to aspects of themselves or
their history in a way that transcends one's culture of origin or
spiritual orientation. She helps to make her spirituality accessible
for the viewer. One is struck by the peacefulness, the ease to move
inward and become still. This calming and meditative effect
draws the viewer deeply into Hye Sun's sanctuary-like creations
visual pilgrimages.
Her
work is represented in fine art galleries in Asia, Canada and
the US. She regularly shows her work at International Fine Art
Fairs in Chicago (Navy Pier), New York, San Francisco and Basel
(Switzerland.)
For
further information, please contact:
Canada: tel: (1) 604.688.2633, fax: (1) 604.688.2685
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